The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-14
MiSCElLANE NEOUS.


States.
THAT hat of yours looks weE-
john We'll. Sam. have never ha,H
it blocked, and have worn it over two
ears"
An economist has sagely observed
that, no matter how large its pOpula-
ton NAV become, there will always be
enough earth to go round.
The benefit insurance societies of
the State of Massachusetts collected
during the year 1886 s., 239.0 .020, and
disbursed in benefits 1892, 1S5-a very
cred;table showing.
A clock, manufactured especially
for Egypt and other countries where
laziness is encouraged. strikes the hour
twice in succession. The first striking
simply acts as warning for attention
Elderly Spinster lin drug store)-
81 declare TO goodness I've forgot what
| come in feI! An it was on my
tongues end Jest minnit ago" Clerk
Crying to help her ouD-"Er-faee
powder. ma am. or hair dye. or-or-"
exit Elderly Spinster.) - Harper's
BdZGr.
A horse galloped through the streets
of Hopkinsville. KY, during a recent
storm, when bolt of lightning struck
his heels, tearing off both shoes. which
went flying thl Ough the air like blazing
Goals.
"A French instrument for recording
the rolling of a vessel at sea was lately
tried on the voyage of a steamship
from Bordeaux to Brazil. and made Il
tolerahly accurate register of the mo-
ton. IrdceLer.
"A hinged lamp-post has lately been
devised. 1t has the advantage that no
ladder is required TO enable it to be
cleaned and repaired. and it can also
be lighted by bending it over. the lamp
lighter carrying key for the purpose.
"A Common Trouble. Boy
Mamma, what did sister die of'''
Mamma-"B trouble, dear, brought.
on by Overwork at school before she
graduated. Little Boy-'I suppose
thcn, that is what they meant when
luCl SDOtC VI ICl dS OCIH2 hllSuCOt
-Drake's Travellers Magazine.
A Virginia paper relates that q
white handkerchief folded in four
layers was placed over the face of 4
woman who died lately in Louisa
County, aud when it was removed there
were four distinct pictures of her on
it the size of quarter of 4 dollar.
Spirits of camphor had been put on the
woman'S face Just before her DEATH
1T was a Chico, Cal, boy, aged ten
years, who "held up his stepfather
with six-shoOtcr when the latter
attempted to give him his regular allow
ance of blacksnake whip. The boy
remained on the front porch until the
stepfatEer brought. an officer, and read
ily gave up the revolver TO the latter
and accompanied him to the station.
"A Chicago man entering q drug
store in that city recently asked to have
a sinai; scalp-wound dressed. He stated
that he was crossing Il railroad bridge
when he was overtaken by a train. He
laid down on the ties and the train
passed over him doing him no harm
with the exception of the wound on
his head.
1t adds much to the attractiveness
of farmhouse yards to have every thing
kept in ''apple-pie order" The skeie-
ton of d broken-down wagon in one
corner of the yard. pile of rubbish in
another, rank growth of burdock
here and there, clutter of chips under
n trec-these and kindred evidences of
careleSsness are eve-sOres, and should
not he tOlerated.--N Y Examiner.
The Pittsburgh StOci;nan calls at
tention to churning by stating that if
the cream be made too warm the glObules
will burst and the oil mingle with the
water in the cream and rise to the top.
Such cream will come to butter very
slowly, if it come at ALL Boiling water
is too hot to use in the cream; 66 , is as
warm as the cream should be made, as
the butter will be white and soft Keep
the cream as near co. as possible while
waiting for the chIrn.
In small town out West an ex-
county Judge is cashier of the bank.
The check is all right, sir" he sad 10
a stranger. ''but the evidence you offer
in identifying yourself as the person to
whose order it is drawn is scarcely suf-
ficient." 1--WE known you to hang
man on less evidence, judge" was the
strangers response. "Quite likely"
replied the ex-judge, "but when it comes
to letting go of cold cash, we have to
be careful"
Two lads who worked neat swind-
ling act were tripped up in Chicago
the other day They dealt in stolen
dogs, and while one was out Finding
CANNES that were not lost" the other
would be restoring the booty of the pre-
vious day to the owners, and receive
the reward offered through the news
papers. When captured. the young
sters had eighty odd dogs OH hand.
"A German naturalist has devoted
great deal of study to the violet, and
has given us very pretty biography
of her. The violet drOops her head. he
tells us, to protect the honey from the
rain; she surrounds it with hairs to
keep out the inquisitive little ants, who
would run away with it, and, having
no wings or hairs upon their tiny bodies,
would not help to convey the pollen to
other blossoms.
A Pittsburgh merchant, as an adj